I was in La Romana yesterday when AMET decided to have a crack-down on motorcycles for lack of helmets and ( as I read in today's paper), lack of licenses. This lead to a discussion at lunch where some of my business associates from Santiago mentioned that they now require automobile drivers to carry not only the obvious license and insurance, but also the original matricula, a fire extinguisher, emergency triangle reflectors, and a first aid kit. They said that they are giving no warnings, just going ahead and issuing a fine and in some cases, confiscating the auto until whatever is lacking is produced. So my question is this : what is legally required? As my job requires me to be on the road I want to comply with the requirements if I could just discover what they are. I read the paper daily and unless I have missed it I have never seen this mentioned. Thanks for any help.
P.S. In the same article today, it mentioned that riding more than one person on a motorcycle is a violation of Transit Law article 135 and article 37 stipulates that motorcycles must stay on the edge of the road, not pass cars, etc. Will this be enforced? Dare we hope that this will could be the end of the dreaded moto-concho?
P.S. In the same article today, it mentioned that riding more than one person on a motorcycle is a violation of Transit Law article 135 and article 37 stipulates that motorcycles must stay on the edge of the road, not pass cars, etc. Will this be enforced? Dare we hope that this will could be the end of the dreaded moto-concho?